Characteristics and Relationships Between Individual and Shared Situation Awareness of Football Players

This study systematically measured the three levels (perception, comprehension and projection) of individual situation awareness (SA) of football players at different levels, and combined with the interview method to assess the SA shared between high-level football players and between coaches, so as to examine the characteristics and relationships between individual SA, shared SA and decision-making in football. The results showed that: ① the level of individual SA levels and decision-making of high-level football players were higher than that of low-level football players, but no significant correlation was found between SA levels and decision-making performance of high-level football players and there is a positive correlation between perception, comprehension and projection of individual SA in low-level football players, also related to decision-making performance. ② SA sharing exists among high-level football players and between players and coaches, and is related to the predicted level of individual SA. The results indicate that all components of SA can distinguish the level of football players, the SA of high-level football players may be more non-linear with individual characteristics, and the individual prediction of the situation helps the group to form a shared SA.